ABSTRACT
Therapist variables may induce patient behaviors; patient behaviors may elicit therapist behaviors. Patients who speak less frequently, respond quicker, talk longer, and are more dominant produce content that is more oriented toward others and interpersonal interaction; these patients see themselves as assuming more dominant social roles. Patient responses were rated for expressions of hostility and the referent of the hostility. The interviewers preferred those patients who could be expected to respond best to traditional therapy. A variety of within-therapy arrangements have been employed to structure the interaction, and some have acquired the status of essential components of particular therapeutic approaches. The use of gestures, postures, and facial expressions seems to offer a great deal to the study of what transpires minute by minute in psychotherapy. The concept of transference has been applied beyond the dyadic relationship to the more complex interactions of group therapy.
